Comment #2

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 14 May 2005 01:51:18 GMT

i'm guessing the churches will throw in plenty of weight against this lottery happening.....

Comment #1

LOTTOMIKE — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 06:59:51 GMT

why can't churchgoers go to church and let lottery players play

N.C. legislators wary of retribution by lottery opponents

Lottery Post — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 12:54:02 GMT

If polls show over and over that two-thirds of North Carolinians support a state lottery, then why haven't legislators already adopted one?It is because what polls don't show is the intensity with which opponents fight a lottery and the fear that that prompts in some legislators - particularly those from swing districts. They're the people who will come after you, said Rep. Dewey Hill, D-Columbus, who recently switched his position to support a lottery. They will remember, and they'll come aft... [ More ]